How do you approach increasing urinary citrate levels in a patient with recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis who has hypocitraturia, non-acidic urine, and normal serum bicarbonate levels?

How do you approach increasing urinary citrate levels in a patient with recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis who has hypocitraturia non-acidic urine?

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For the patient you describe, I would start Moonstone and monitor serum electrolytes and 24 hour supersaturation as I increase the Moonstone dose to optimize treatment. I have no financial interest in this product. Stephen B. Erickson, MD

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